>>52461956>>52464953Look anon, I'm a massive crossdressing faggot who's dressed in women's clothes 24/7 whenever I'm at home and even I think Tulip looks like a drag queen.
She has simply too much make-up and those eyelashed will be a turn-off for the average person. She's in the same situation as Valerie, her design is simply too unorthodox and she doesn't have another type of hook nor does she have constant game presence or anything of the sort for the average player to latch on. She's just the make-up lady gym leader.
That's why Rika is popular and Tulip is not. Rika is a constant presence through the game, her design is simple and clean, a female prince is unique for Pokemon standards, has gap moe between her friendly and serious mode, has some dork mannerisms like the spin she does when she throws the ball, etc. Rika has a lot of hooks, besides her "base character". The only one I can think Tulip has is an off-handed mention that she's friends with Dendra and even that overlaps with Miriam who also has various other hooks.
Miracles can happen, it's true that sometimes you cannot predict what will be popular and what not, but some characters are made more equal than others.
